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Questions and answers about QTM (Queue The Music) � 1993/4 Phoenix/Quantum -------------------------------------------------------------------------- This help file is in a different layout from other help files, in that it is in the form of questions and answers. The answers should help to clear up any querys you have about the QTM player. If you have any questions about QTM that aren't answered here, then contact me, Phoenix, at the address in the !Help file. Q. What is better about the QTM player compared to other PD or commercial Sound Tracker players? A. QTM has been developed over the last 1� years to play accurately any orignal ProTracker type song module - unlike other PD players, which only provide a small number of the many ProTracker effects. As to commercial players, QTM is more accurate in its effect handling than even the very best of the currently available commercial packages. Q. How can I use QTM in a demo or game? A. The QTM module provides a wide range of SWIs to cover most uses of the module as a song controller. There is also a '*'command version of most of these SWIs - for using the module from the CLI prompt (see 'CLIcmds' help file). If you find that the SWI you require is not listed in the 'SWIs' file, contact me (address in the Help file) to see if the latest version of QTM contains that SWI. Q. What is the point in using older 4 channel song modules, rather than 8 or 16 channel songs, which were designed for the Archimedes? A. The 4 channel ProTracker song format used by QTM has been around on 16 bit computers for several years now, and has become the standard song format for these computers. 8 and 16 channel songs are fairly new and tend to be of a lower quality, they also use twice (or four times) the processor speed when playing, and so are not usually suitable for use in demos or games. Also, there are now thousands of 4 channel ProTracker songs available from PD libraries - most of which are better than any of the few 8 or 16 channel songs currently available. Q. Ok, so I've got the module, but how can I get/write music for it? A. Currently only the QTM player has been released, but in the fairly near future, you can expect a full ProTracker style QTM editor to be available. Most PD libraries can provide you with all the music you'll ever need! Q. I've written a song using another editor package on the Archimedes, and want to play it on QTM - how can I do that? A. At the moment QTM will only accept ProTracker (and similar) modules for playing, although when the editor is released, it will come with a more advanced player which will be able to cope with almost every 4 channel song format available on the Archimedes inc. Coconizer, Symphony and Tracker file formats. If you want to run one of these songs on QTM at the moment, you will need a separate converter (- PD libraries will be able to help you here). Q. After hearing an excellent ProTracker song on the Amiga, I copied it onto the Archimedes, to listen to it using QTM - but it plays very badly and sounds nothing like the orignal - what can I do now? A. The chances of this happening are (very) small, but if it does happen you should first make sure that the song you are trying to play is not a 'Packed' song (to do this on the Arc, load the song file into !Edit, and see if the first four letters are 'PP20' or 'PACK') - if it is one, then go back to the Amiga and get another copy, re-saved from ProTracker with the 'Pack' option off. If it wasn't packed, and/or still doesn't play correctly, then send a quick note to me, along with a copy of the song, and I'll see what I can do... Q. Well I've got my Amiga song working, but it doesn't sound as crisp and clear as it did on the Amiga, even when pumped through my ���s of Hi-Fi equipment - is there anything I can do to boost the quality? A. Yes! The reason why the song doesn't sound as clear, is because of the low quality hi-pass sound filter built into all the old Archimedes computers (pre Risc PC). A similar filter is built into Amigas, but it is controlable by software, and is usually off. Unluckily the Archimedes filter is not software controlable, and so is always on. To get round this small problem, you will need to open up your computer, and plug in a special lead into the aux sound connecter (PL5). This is very simple, and also very cheap to do - the whole lead costing around �1.25. This lead will provide an extra, non-filtered, sound output socket, ready to connect to your monitor or hi-fi. If you don't feel like doing this yourself, try looking through the adds in magazines - there are now several companies selling filter-bypass kits, and they ARE worth it!!! Q. Well, I've got the song playing OK on the QTM module and so I want to use the player in my next PD game... Is that Ok? A. Yes - The QTM player can be used freely in any PD application. As for commercial use, this will usually be OK, but I have to insist that you contact me first, before using it in commercial games/packages. For more information, see the 'Licence' help file. Phoenix
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If yo| 00000160 75 20 68 61 76 65 20 61 6e 79 20 71 75 65 73 74 |u have any quest| 00000170 69 6f 6e 73 20 61 62 6f 75 74 0a 51 54 4d 20 74 |ions about.QTM t| 00000180 68 61 74 20 61 72 65 6e 27 74 20 61 6e 73 77 65 |hat aren't answe| 00000190 72 65 64 20 68 65 72 65 2c 20 74 68 65 6e 20 63 |red here, then c| 000001a0 6f 6e 74 61 63 74 20 6d 65 2c 20 50 68 6f 65 6e |ontact me, Phoen| 000001b0 69 78 2c 20 61 74 20 74 68 65 20 61 64 64 72 65 |ix, at the addre| 000001c0 73 73 20 69 6e 0a 74 68 65 20 21 48 65 6c 70 20 |ss in.the !Help | 000001d0 66 69 6c 65 2e 0a 0a 0a 51 2e 20 57 68 61 74 20 |file....Q. What | 000001e0 69 73 20 62 65 74 74 65 72 20 61 62 6f 75 74 20 |is better about | 000001f0 74 68 65 20 51 54 4d 20 70 6c 61 79 65 72 20 63 |the QTM player c| 00000200 6f 6d 70 61 72 65 64 20 74 6f 20 6f 74 68 65 72 |ompared to other| 00000210 20 50 44 20 6f 72 20 63 6f 6d 6d 65 72 63 69 61 | PD or commercia| 00000220 6c 0a 53 6f 75 6e 64 20 54 72 61 63 6b 65 72 20 |l.Sound Tracker | 00000230 70 6c 61 79 65 72 73 3f 0a 0a 41 2e 20 51 54 4d |players?..A. QTM| 00000240 20 68 61 73 20 62 65 65 6e 20 64 65 76 65 6c 6f | has been develo| 00000250 70 65 64 20 6f 76 65 72 20 74 68 65 20 6c 61 73 |ped over the las| 00000260 74 20 31 bd 20 79 65 61 72 73 20 74 6f 20 70 6c |t 1. years to pl| 00000270 61 79 20 61 63 63 75 72 61 74 65 6c 79 20 61 6e |ay accurately an| 00000280 79 0a 6f 72 69 67 6e 61 6c 20 50 72 6f 54 72 61 |y.orignal ProTra| 00000290 63 6b 65 72 20 74 79 70 65 20 73 6f 6e 67 20 6d |cker type song m| 000002a0 6f 64 75 6c 65 20 2d 20 75 6e 6c 69 6b 65 20 6f |odule - unlike o| 000002b0 74 68 65 72 20 50 44 20 70 6c 61 79 65 72 73 2c |ther PD players,| 000002c0 20 77 68 69 63 68 20 6f 6e 6c 79 0a 70 72 6f 76 | which only.prov| 000002d0 69 64 65 20 61 20 73 6d 61 6c 6c 20 6e 75 6d 62 |ide a small numb| 000002e0 65 72 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 6d 61 6e 79 20 50 |er of the many P| 000002f0 72 6f 54 72 61 63 6b 65 72 20 65 66 66 65 63 74 |roTracker effect| 00000300 73 2e 20 41 73 20 74 6f 20 63 6f 6d 6d 65 72 63 |s. As to commerc| 00000310 69 61 6c 0a 70 6c 61 79 65 72 73 2c 20 51 54 4d |ial.players, QTM| 00000320 20 69 73 20 6d 6f 72 65 20 61 63 63 75 72 61 74 | is more accurat| 00000330 65 20 69 6e 20 69 74 73 20 65 66 66 65 63 74 20 |e in its effect | 00000340 68 61 6e 64 6c 69 6e 67 20 74 68 61 6e 20 65 76 |handling than ev| 00000350 65 6e 20 74 68 65 20 76 65 72 79 20 62 65 73 74 |en the very best| 00000360 0a 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 63 75 72 72 65 6e 74 6c |.of the currentl| 00000370 79 20 61 76 61 69 6c 61 62 6c 65 20 63 6f 6d 6d |y available comm| 00000380 65 72 63 69 61 6c 20 70 61 63 6b 61 67 65 73 2e |ercial packages.| 00000390 0a 0a 0a 51 2e 20 48 6f 77 20 63 61 6e 20 49 20 |...Q. How can I | 000003a0 75 73 65 20 51 54 4d 20 69 6e 20 61 20 64 65 6d |use QTM in a dem| 000003b0 6f 20 6f 72 20 67 61 6d 65 3f 0a 0a 41 2e 20 54 |o or game?..A. T| 000003c0 68 65 20 51 54 4d 20 6d 6f 64 75 6c 65 20 70 72 |he QTM module pr| 000003d0 6f 76 69 64 65 73 20 61 20 77 69 64 65 20 72 61 |ovides a wide ra| 000003e0 6e 67 65 20 6f 66 20 53 57 49 73 20 74 6f 20 63 |nge of SWIs to c| 000003f0 6f 76 65 72 20 6d 6f 73 74 20 75 73 65 73 20 6f |over most uses o| 00000400 66 20 74 68 65 0a 6d 6f 64 75 6c 65 20 61 73 20 |f the.module as | 00000410 61 20 73 6f 6e 67 20 63 6f 6e 74 72 6f 6c 6c 65 |a song controlle| 00000420 72 2e 20 54 68 65 72 65 20 69 73 20 61 6c 73 6f |r. There is also| 00000430 20 61 20 27 2a 27 63 6f 6d 6d 61 6e 64 20 76 65 | a '*'command ve| 00000440 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 6f 66 20 6d 6f 73 74 20 6f 66 |rsion of most of| 00000450 0a 74 68 65 73 65 20 53 57 49 73 20 2d 20 66 6f |.these SWIs - fo| 00000460 72 20 75 73 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 6d 6f 64 75 |r using the modu| 00000470 6c 65 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 74 68 65 20 43 4c 49 20 |le from the CLI | 00000480 70 72 6f 6d 70 74 20 28 73 65 65 20 27 43 4c 49 |prompt (see 'CLI| 00000490 63 6d 64 73 27 20 68 65 6c 70 0a 66 69 6c 65 29 |cmds' help.file)| 000004a0 2e 20 49 66 20 79 6f 75 20 66 69 6e 64 20 74 68 |. If you find th| 000004b0 61 74 20 74 68 65 20 53 57 49 20 79 6f 75 20 72 |at the SWI you r| 000004c0 65 71 75 69 72 65 20 69 73 20 6e 6f 74 20 6c 69 |equire is not li| 000004d0 73 74 65 64 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 27 53 57 49 |sted in the 'SWI| 000004e0 73 27 20 66 69 6c 65 2c 0a 63 6f 6e 74 61 63 74 |s' file,.contact| 000004f0 20 6d 65 20 28 61 64 64 72 65 73 73 20 69 6e 20 | me (address in | 00000500 74 68 65 20 48 65 6c 70 20 66 69 6c 65 29 20 74 |the Help file) t| 00000510 6f 20 73 65 65 20 69 66 20 74 68 65 20 6c 61 74 |o see if the lat| 00000520 65 73 74 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 6f 66 20 51 |est version of Q| 00000530 54 4d 0a 63 6f 6e 74 61 69 6e 73 20 74 68 61 74 |TM.contains that| 00000540 20 53 57 49 2e 0a 0a 0a 51 2e 20 57 68 61 74 20 | SWI....Q. What | 00000550 69 73 20 74 68 65 20 70 6f 69 6e 74 20 69 6e 20 |is the point in | 00000560 75 73 69 6e 67 20 6f 6c 64 65 72 20 34 20 63 68 |using older 4 ch| 00000570 61 6e 6e 65 6c 20 73 6f 6e 67 20 6d 6f 64 75 6c |annel song modul| 00000580 65 73 2c 20 72 61 74 68 65 72 20 74 68 61 6e 20 |es, rather than | 00000590 38 20 6f 72 0a 31 36 20 63 68 61 6e 6e 65 6c 20 |8 or.16 channel | 000005a0 73 6f 6e 67 73 2c 20 77 68 69 63 68 20 77 65 72 |songs, which wer| 000005b0 65 20 64 65 73 69 67 6e 65 64 20 66 6f 72 20 74 |e designed for t| 000005c0 68 65 20 41 72 63 68 69 6d 65 64 65 73 3f 0a 0a |he Archimedes?..| 000005d0 41 2e 20 54 68 65 20 34 20 63 68 61 6e 6e 65 6c |A. The 4 channel| 000005e0 20 50 72 6f 54 72 61 63 6b 65 72 20 73 6f 6e 67 | ProTracker song| 000005f0 20 66 6f 72 6d 61 74 20 75 73 65 64 20 62 79 20 | format used by | 00000600 51 54 4d 20 68 61 73 20 62 65 65 6e 20 61 72 6f |QTM has been aro| 00000610 75 6e 64 20 6f 6e 20 31 36 0a 62 69 74 20 63 6f |und on 16.bit co| 00000620 6d 70 75 74 65 72 73 20 66 6f 72 20 73 65 76 65 |mputers for seve| 00000630 72 61 6c 20 79 65 61 72 73 20 6e 6f 77 2c 20 61 |ral years now, a| 00000640 6e 64 20 68 61 73 20 62 65 63 6f 6d 65 20 74 68 |nd has become th| 00000650 65 20 73 74 61 6e 64 61 72 64 20 73 6f 6e 67 20 |e standard song | 00000660 66 6f 72 6d 61 74 0a 66 6f 72 20 74 68 65 73 65 |format.for these| 00000670 20 63 6f 6d 70 75 74 65 72 73 2e 20 38 20 61 6e | computers. 8 an| 00000680 64 20 31 36 20 63 68 61 6e 6e 65 6c 20 73 6f 6e |d 16 channel son| 00000690 67 73 20 61 72 65 20 66 61 69 72 6c 79 20 6e 65 |gs are fairly ne| 000006a0 77 20 61 6e 64 20 74 65 6e 64 20 74 6f 20 62 65 |w and tend to be| 000006b0 20 6f 66 0a 61 20 6c 6f 77 65 72 20 71 75 61 6c | of.a lower qual| 000006c0 69 74 79 2c 20 74 68 65 79 20 61 6c 73 6f 20 75 |ity, they also u| 000006d0 73 65 20 74 77 69 63 65 20 28 6f 72 20 66 6f 75 |se twice (or fou| 000006e0 72 20 74 69 6d 65 73 29 20 74 68 65 20 70 72 6f |r times) the pro| 000006f0 63 65 73 73 6f 72 20 73 70 65 65 64 0a 77 68 65 |cessor speed.whe| 00000700 6e 20 70 6c 61 79 69 6e 67 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 73 |n playing, and s| 00000710 6f 20 61 72 65 20 6e 6f 74 20 75 73 75 61 6c 6c |o are not usuall| 00000720 79 20 73 75 69 74 61 62 6c 65 20 66 6f 72 20 75 |y suitable for u| 00000730 73 65 20 69 6e 20 64 65 6d 6f 73 20 6f 72 20 67 |se in demos or g| 00000740 61 6d 65 73 2e 0a 41 6c 73 6f 2c 20 74 68 65 72 |ames..Also, ther| 00000750 65 20 61 72 65 20 6e 6f 77 20 74 68 6f 75 73 61 |e are now thousa| 00000760 6e 64 73 20 6f 66 20 34 20 63 68 61 6e 6e 65 6c |nds of 4 channel| 00000770 20 50 72 6f 54 72 61 63 6b 65 72 20 73 6f 6e 67 | ProTracker song| 00000780 73 20 61 76 61 69 6c 61 62 6c 65 20 66 72 6f 6d |s available from| 00000790 0a 50 44 20 6c 69 62 72 61 72 69 65 73 20 2d 20 |.PD libraries - | 000007a0 6d 6f 73 74 20 6f 66 20 77 68 69 63 68 20 61 72 |most of which ar| 000007b0 65 20 62 65 74 74 65 72 20 74 68 61 6e 20 61 6e |e better than an| 000007c0 79 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 66 65 77 20 38 20 6f |y of the few 8 o| 000007d0 72 20 31 36 20 63 68 61 6e 6e 65 6c 0a 73 6f 6e |r 16 channel.son| 000007e0 67 73 20 63 75 72 72 65 6e 74 6c 79 20 61 76 61 |gs currently ava| 000007f0 69 6c 61 62 6c 65 2e 0a 0a 0a 51 2e 20 4f 6b 2c |ilable....Q. Ok,| 00000800 20 73 6f 20 49 27 76 65 20 67 6f 74 20 74 68 65 | so I've got the| 00000810 20 6d 6f 64 75 6c 65 2c 20 62 75 74 20 68 6f 77 | module, but how| 00000820 20 63 61 6e 20 49 20 67 65 74 2f 77 72 69 74 65 | can I get/write| 00000830 20 6d 75 73 69 63 20 66 6f 72 20 69 74 3f 0a 0a | music for it?..| 00000840 41 2e 20 43 75 72 72 65 6e 74 6c 79 20 6f 6e 6c |A. Currently onl| 00000850 79 20 74 68 65 20 51 54 4d 20 70 6c 61 79 65 72 |y the QTM player| 00000860 20 68 61 73 20 62 65 65 6e 20 72 65 6c 65 61 73 | has been releas| 00000870 65 64 2c 20 62 75 74 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 66 |ed, but in the f| 00000880 61 69 72 6c 79 0a 6e 65 61 72 20 66 75 74 75 72 |airly.near futur| 00000890 65 2c 20 79 6f 75 20 63 61 6e 20 65 78 70 65 63 |e, you can expec| 000008a0 74 20 61 20 66 75 6c 6c 20 50 72 6f 54 72 61 63 |t a full ProTrac| 000008b0 6b 65 72 20 73 74 79 6c 65 20 51 54 4d 20 65 64 |ker style QTM ed| 000008c0 69 74 6f 72 20 74 6f 20 62 65 0a 61 76 61 69 6c |itor to be.avail| 000008d0 61 62 6c 65 2e 0a 20 20 20 4d 6f 73 74 20 50 44 |able.. Most PD| 000008e0 20 6c 69 62 72 61 72 69 65 73 20 63 61 6e 20 70 | libraries can p| 000008f0 72 6f 76 69 64 65 20 79 6f 75 20 77 69 74 68 20 |rovide you with | 00000900 61 6c 6c 20 74 68 65 20 6d 75 73 69 63 20 79 6f |all the music yo| 00000910 75 27 6c 6c 20 65 76 65 72 20 6e 65 65 64 21 0a |u'll ever need!.| 00000920 0a 0a 51 2e 20 49 27 76 65 20 77 72 69 74 74 65 |..Q. I've writte| 00000930 6e 20 61 20 73 6f 6e 67 20 75 73 69 6e 67 20 61 |n a song using a| 00000940 6e 6f 74 68 65 72 20 65 64 69 74 6f 72 20 70 61 |nother editor pa| 00000950 63 6b 61 67 65 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 41 72 63 |ckage on the Arc| 00000960 68 69 6d 65 64 65 73 2c 20 61 6e 64 0a 77 61 6e |himedes, and.wan| 00000970 74 20 74 6f 20 70 6c 61 79 20 69 74 20 6f 6e 20 |t to play it on | 00000980 51 54 4d 20 2d 20 68 6f 77 20 63 61 6e 20 49 20 |QTM - how can I | 00000990 64 6f 20 74 68 61 74 3f 0a 0a 41 2e 20 41 74 20 |do that?..A. At | 000009a0 74 68 65 20 6d 6f 6d 65 6e 74 20 51 54 4d 20 77 |the moment QTM w| 000009b0 69 6c 6c 20 6f 6e 6c 79 20 61 63 63 65 70 74 20 |ill only accept | 000009c0 50 72 6f 54 72 61 63 6b 65 72 20 28 61 6e 64 20 |ProTracker (and | 000009d0 73 69 6d 69 6c 61 72 29 20 6d 6f 64 75 6c 65 73 |similar) modules| 000009e0 20 66 6f 72 0a 70 6c 61 79 69 6e 67 2c 20 61 6c | for.playing, al| 000009f0 74 68 6f 75 67 68 20 77 68 65 6e 20 74 68 65 20 |though when the | 00000a00 65 64 69 74 6f 72 20 69 73 20 72 65 6c 65 61 73 |editor is releas| 00000a10 65 64 2c 20 69 74 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 63 6f 6d 65 |ed, it will come| 00000a20 20 77 69 74 68 20 61 20 6d 6f 72 65 0a 61 64 76 | with a more.adv| 00000a30 61 6e 63 65 64 20 70 6c 61 79 65 72 20 77 68 69 |anced player whi| 00000a40 63 68 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 62 65 20 61 62 6c 65 20 |ch will be able | 00000a50 74 6f 20 63 6f 70 65 20 77 69 74 68 20 61 6c 6d |to cope with alm| 00000a60 6f 73 74 20 65 76 65 72 79 20 34 20 63 68 61 6e |ost every 4 chan| 00000a70 6e 65 6c 20 73 6f 6e 67 0a 66 6f 72 6d 61 74 20 |nel song.format | 00000a80 61 76 61 69 6c 61 62 6c 65 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 |available on the| 00000a90 20 41 72 63 68 69 6d 65 64 65 73 20 69 6e 63 2e | Archimedes inc.| 00000aa0 20 43 6f 63 6f 6e 69 7a 65 72 2c 20 53 79 6d 70 | Coconizer, Symp| 00000ab0 68 6f 6e 79 20 61 6e 64 20 54 72 61 63 6b 65 72 |hony and Tracker| 00000ac0 20 66 69 6c 65 0a 66 6f 72 6d 61 74 73 2e 20 49 | file.formats. I| 00000ad0 66 20 79 6f 75 20 77 61 6e 74 20 74 6f 20 72 75 |f you want to ru| 00000ae0 6e 20 6f 6e 65 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 73 65 20 73 |n one of these s| 00000af0 6f 6e 67 73 20 6f 6e 20 51 54 4d 20 61 74 20 74 |ongs on QTM at t| 00000b00 68 65 20 6d 6f 6d 65 6e 74 2c 20 79 6f 75 0a 77 |he moment, you.w| 00000b10 69 6c 6c 20 6e 65 65 64 20 61 20 73 65 70 61 72 |ill need a separ| 00000b20 61 74 65 20 63 6f 6e 76 65 72 74 65 72 20 28 2d |ate converter (-| 00000b30 20 50 44 20 6c 69 62 72 61 72 69 65 73 20 77 69 | PD libraries wi| 00000b40 6c 6c 20 62 65 20 61 62 6c 65 20 74 6f 20 68 65 |ll be able to he| 00000b50 6c 70 20 79 6f 75 0a 68 65 72 65 29 2e 0a 0a 0a |lp you.here)....| 00000b60 51 2e 20 41 66 74 65 72 20 68 65 61 72 69 6e 67 |Q. After hearing| 00000b70 20 61 6e 20 65 78 63 65 6c 6c 65 6e 74 20 50 72 | an excellent Pr| 00000b80 6f 54 72 61 63 6b 65 72 20 73 6f 6e 67 20 6f 6e |oTracker song on| 00000b90 20 74 68 65 20 41 6d 69 67 61 2c 20 49 20 63 6f | the Amiga, I co| 00000ba0 70 69 65 64 20 69 74 20 6f 6e 74 6f 0a 74 68 65 |pied it onto.the| 00000bb0 20 41 72 63 68 69 6d 65 64 65 73 2c 20 74 6f 20 | Archimedes, to | 00000bc0 6c 69 73 74 65 6e 20 74 6f 20 69 74 20 75 73 69 |listen to it usi| 00000bd0 6e 67 20 51 54 4d 20 2d 20 62 75 74 20 69 74 20 |ng QTM - but it | 00000be0 70 6c 61 79 73 20 76 65 72 79 20 62 61 64 6c 79 |plays very badly| 00000bf0 20 61 6e 64 0a 73 6f 75 6e 64 73 20 6e 6f 74 68 | and.sounds noth| 00000c00 69 6e 67 20 6c 69 6b 65 20 74 68 65 20 6f 72 69 |ing like the ori| 00000c10 67 6e 61 6c 20 2d 20 77 68 61 74 20 63 61 6e 20 |gnal - what can | 00000c20 49 20 64 6f 20 6e 6f 77 3f 0a 0a 41 2e 20 54 68 |I do now?..A. Th| 00000c30 65 20 63 68 61 6e 63 65 73 20 6f 66 20 74 68 69 |e chances of thi| 00000c40 73 20 68 61 70 70 65 6e 69 6e 67 20 61 72 65 20 |s happening are | 00000c50 28 76 65 72 79 29 20 73 6d 61 6c 6c 2c 20 62 75 |(very) small, bu| 00000c60 74 20 69 66 20 69 74 20 64 6f 65 73 20 68 61 70 |t if it does hap| 00000c70 70 65 6e 20 79 6f 75 0a 73 68 6f 75 6c 64 20 66 |pen you.should f| 00000c80 69 72 73 74 20 6d 61 6b 65 20 73 75 72 65 20 74 |irst make sure t| 00000c90 68 61 74 20 74 68 65 20 73 6f 6e 67 20 79 6f 75 |hat the song you| 00000ca0 20 61 72 65 20 74 72 79 69 6e 67 20 74 6f 20 70 | are trying to p| 00000cb0 6c 61 79 20 69 73 20 6e 6f 74 20 61 0a 27 50 61 |lay is not a.'Pa| 00000cc0 63 6b 65 64 27 20 73 6f 6e 67 20 28 74 6f 20 64 |cked' song (to d| 00000cd0 6f 20 74 68 69 73 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 41 72 |o this on the Ar| 00000ce0 63 2c 20 6c 6f 61 64 20 74 68 65 20 73 6f 6e 67 |c, load the song| 00000cf0 20 66 69 6c 65 20 69 6e 74 6f 20 21 45 64 69 74 | file into !Edit| 00000d00 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 73 65 65 0a 69 66 20 74 68 65 |, and see.if the| 00000d10 20 66 69 72 73 74 20 66 6f 75 72 20 6c 65 74 74 | first four lett| 00000d20 65 72 73 20 61 72 65 20 27 50 50 32 30 27 20 6f |ers are 'PP20' o| 00000d30 72 20 27 50 41 43 4b 27 29 20 2d 20 69 66 20 69 |r 'PACK') - if i| 00000d40 74 20 69 73 20 6f 6e 65 2c 20 74 68 65 6e 20 67 |t is one, then g| 00000d50 6f 20 62 61 63 6b 0a 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 41 6d |o back.to the Am| 00000d60 69 67 61 20 61 6e 64 20 67 65 74 20 61 6e 6f 74 |iga and get anot| 00000d70 68 65 72 20 63 6f 70 79 2c 20 72 65 2d 73 61 76 |her copy, re-sav| 00000d80 65 64 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 50 72 6f 54 72 61 63 6b |ed from ProTrack| 00000d90 65 72 20 77 69 74 68 20 74 68 65 20 27 50 61 63 |er with the 'Pac| 00000da0 6b 27 0a 6f 70 74 69 6f 6e 20 6f 66 66 2e 0a 20 |k'.option off.. | 00000db0 20 20 49 66 20 69 74 20 77 61 73 6e 27 74 20 70 | If it wasn't p| 00000dc0 61 63 6b 65 64 2c 20 61 6e 64 2f 6f 72 20 73 74 |acked, and/or st| 00000dd0 69 6c 6c 20 64 6f 65 73 6e 27 74 20 70 6c 61 79 |ill doesn't play| 00000de0 20 63 6f 72 72 65 63 74 6c 79 2c 20 74 68 65 6e | correctly, then| 00000df0 20 73 65 6e 64 20 61 0a 71 75 69 63 6b 20 6e 6f | send a.quick no| 00000e00 74 65 20 74 6f 20 6d 65 2c 20 61 6c 6f 6e 67 20 |te to me, along | 00000e10 77 69 74 68 20 61 20 63 6f 70 79 20 6f 66 20 74 |with a copy of t| 00000e20 68 65 20 73 6f 6e 67 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 49 27 6c |he song, and I'l| 00000e30 6c 20 73 65 65 20 77 68 61 74 20 49 20 63 61 6e |l see what I can| 00000e40 0a 64 6f 2e 2e 2e 0a 0a 0a 51 2e 20 57 65 6c 6c |.do......Q. Well| 00000e50 20 49 27 76 65 20 67 6f 74 20 6d 79 20 41 6d 69 | I've got my Ami| 00000e60 67 61 20 73 6f 6e 67 20 77 6f 72 6b 69 6e 67 2c |ga song working,| 00000e70 20 62 75 74 20 69 74 20 64 6f 65 73 6e 27 74 20 | but it doesn't | 00000e80 73 6f 75 6e 64 20 61 73 20 63 72 69 73 70 20 61 |sound as crisp a| 00000e90 6e 64 0a 63 6c 65 61 72 20 61 73 20 69 74 20 64 |nd.clear as it d| 00000ea0 69 64 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 41 6d 69 67 61 2c |id on the Amiga,| 00000eb0 20 65 76 65 6e 20 77 68 65 6e 20 70 75 6d 70 65 | even when pumpe| 00000ec0 64 20 74 68 72 6f 75 67 68 20 6d 79 20 a3 a3 a3 |d through my ...| 00000ed0 73 20 6f 66 20 48 69 2d 46 69 0a 65 71 75 69 70 |s of Hi-Fi.equip| 00000ee0 6d 65 6e 74 20 2d 20 69 73 20 74 68 65 72 65 20 |ment - is there | 00000ef0 61 6e 79 74 68 69 6e 67 20 49 20 63 61 6e 20 64 |anything I can d| 00000f00 6f 20 74 6f 20 62 6f 6f 73 74 20 74 68 65 20 71 |o to boost the q| 00000f10 75 61 6c 69 74 79 3f 0a 0a 41 2e 20 59 65 73 21 |uality?..A. Yes!| 00000f20 20 54 68 65 20 72 65 61 73 6f 6e 20 77 68 79 20 | The reason why | 00000f30 74 68 65 20 73 6f 6e 67 20 64 6f 65 73 6e 27 74 |the song doesn't| 00000f40 20 73 6f 75 6e 64 20 61 73 20 63 6c 65 61 72 2c | sound as clear,| 00000f50 20 69 73 20 62 65 63 61 75 73 65 20 6f 66 20 74 | is because of t| 00000f60 68 65 0a 6c 6f 77 20 71 75 61 6c 69 74 79 20 68 |he.low quality h| 00000f70 69 2d 70 61 73 73 20 73 6f 75 6e 64 20 66 69 6c |i-pass sound fil| 00000f80 74 65 72 20 62 75 69 6c 74 20 69 6e 74 6f 20 61 |ter built into a| 00000f90 6c 6c 20 74 68 65 20 6f 6c 64 20 41 72 63 68 69 |ll the old Archi| 00000fa0 6d 65 64 65 73 20 63 6f 6d 70 75 74 65 72 73 0a |medes computers.| 00000fb0 28 70 72 65 20 52 69 73 63 20 50 43 29 2e 20 41 |(pre Risc PC). 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I| 000011c0 66 20 79 6f 75 20 64 6f 6e 27 74 20 66 65 65 6c |f you don't feel| 000011d0 20 6c 69 6b 65 20 64 6f 69 6e 67 20 74 68 69 73 | like doing this| 000011e0 20 79 6f 75 72 73 65 6c 66 2c 0a 74 72 79 20 6c | yourself,.try l| 000011f0 6f 6f 6b 69 6e 67 20 74 68 72 6f 75 67 68 20 74 |ooking through t| 00001200 68 65 20 61 64 64 73 20 69 6e 20 6d 61 67 61 7a |he adds in magaz| 00001210 69 6e 65 73 20 2d 20 74 68 65 72 65 20 61 72 65 |ines - there are| 00001220 20 6e 6f 77 20 73 65 76 65 72 61 6c 20 63 6f 6d | now several com| 00001230 70 61 6e 69 65 73 0a 73 65 6c 6c 69 6e 67 20 66 |panies.selling f| 00001240 69 6c 74 65 72 2d 62 79 70 61 73 73 20 6b 69 74 |ilter-bypass kit| 00001250 73 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 79 20 41 52 45 20 |s, and they ARE | 00001260 77 6f 72 74 68 20 69 74 21 21 21 0a 0a 0a 51 2e |worth it!!!...Q.| 00001270 20 57 65 6c 6c 2c 20 49 27 76 65 20 67 6f 74 20 | Well, I've got | 00001280 74 68 65 20 73 6f 6e 67 20 70 6c 61 79 69 6e 67 |the song playing| 00001290 20 4f 4b 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 51 54 4d 20 6d | OK on the QTM m| 000012a0 6f 64 75 6c 65 20 61 6e 64 20 73 6f 20 49 20 77 |odule and so I w| 000012b0 61 6e 74 20 74 6f 20 75 73 65 0a 74 68 65 20 70 |ant to use.the p| 000012c0 6c 61 79 65 72 20 69 6e 20 6d 79 20 6e 65 78 74 |layer in my next| 000012d0 20 50 44 20 67 61 6d 65 2e 2e 2e 20 49 73 20 74 | PD game... 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